But what's done is done, and hopefully at the next TSS events we will be graced with Mr. Adams' knowledege of sprint car racing and enthusiasm!

I'll second that:thumb

I agree SPD 37, for those of us who know what we are listening to they sucked. Flagman is awful too.
USAC used to always have awesome flagmen and East Bay always had the best of both, announcers and flagmen that I ever seen together at one time.

I agree, the announcer could have done a better job with names. But what was wrong with the flagman? I thought he did a fine job as always.

David,

Ironically I believe that is the way Alan Beck, the fill in announcer last night, got the job as the regular announcer at Tri-State. He wrote a letter to Tom Helfrich with his criticisms of the then current announcer and got the job.He was certainly having a problem with identifying the drivers last night and made several other errors as well, most notably failing to note that Hunter Schurenburg was in third place. He later corrected himself.
I am always impressed with Jim Childers, the POWRi house announcer. He has a great voice and is very knowledgeable. He pronounces the drivers names correctly and identifies their hometowns correctly.
My friends, who do not frequent the internet, were quite vocal about the inept announcing. I hear lots of comments about the announcing at Tri-State, many of them negative. I doubt if I could do better, so I have refrained from commenting.
Basically, the main complaints are that not enough information is given about the races during down times when no cars are on the track and the obnoxiously loud music being played when there could be pertinent information relayed to the spectators. Interviews with the drivers could be taped and then broadcast during lulls in the action. It could help build interest in the drivers. I have heard this done at several tracks, but I don't remember ever hearing it done at Tri-State.

:rolling:rolling:rolling

Still wondering which car Shawn Krockenberger was driving at Haubstadt.......... His name was mentioned more than once.

Jim Childers on the other hand, does a pretty good job of announcing.